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Now Available!
Status of State Systems for the Provision of NIMAS/AIM in 2010
A report submitted by the AIM Center to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
What is it?
A national snapshot of the current status of systems that support the implementation of NIMAS and AIM across the nation based on national survey data.
What's in the report?- Aggregated data on state systems for AIM from all 50 states, 2 outlying areas, and 2 freely associated states
- Analysis of what the data suggests about the current implementation of NIMAS/AIM across the country
- Recommended actions for SEAs and LEAs, the AIM Center, and OSEP
Who received the report?- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (full report)
- All state directors of special education (executive summary)
- All state NIMAS/AIM coordinators (executive summary and state-specific data)
How might it be used?
- For state level planning to identify next steps toward full implementation of the NIMAS/AIM requirement in IDEA
- As a baseline against which to compare future progress (next survey: 2012)
The executive summary, full report is available to all on the AIM Center website.
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10 States to Receive Targeted Technical Assistance: Application Coming Soon!
The AIM Center will be providing targeted technical assistance to ten state education agencies.
We will assist with developing, improving and/or sustaining your state's system for providing specialized formats of print-based instructional materials to students with disabilities who require them.
Who can apply? All states, outlying area and freely associated states are welcome to apply. One application per state - must be submitted by the state director of special education and the NIMAS/AIM coordinator. Application information will be available shortly!
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Two Free AIM Webinars - March 9th
Register for the AIM webinars on the AIM Center website.
For AIM/NIMAS Coordinators and System-Level Leaders Ensuring Timely Delivery of AIM in Textbook Adoption States: Collaboration is Key!
Date: March 9, 2011, 1-2 PM EST
Presenters: Jackie Bobbett, LA Dept. of Ed.; Jim Downs, Georgia Accessible Materials; Vicki Hershman, PATINS, Indiana Dept. of Ed.; Joy Zabala
For Student-Level Leaders, Families, Pre-service and In-service Educators Experience the AIM Explorer and Product Tutorials - Supports for Selecting Features and Tools
Date: March 9, 2011, 3-4 PM EST
Presenters: Joy Zabala and Diana Carl
Note: Missed a webinar? Archived recordings are available on the AIM Center website...usually within a few days of the session!
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Looking for Students to Share Their Learning Journeys
"One way to promote the use of accessible instructional materials and the technology tools that access those materials is to use real life case stories as models of effective practice. Accessible instructional materials and AT tools have certainly changed the way I learn and work and I know the same is true for others." -Dr. Richard Jackson, a senior research scientist, associate professor, and visually impaired user of AT on the AIM Center team Do you know a student who could serve as a model of excellence in practice with AIM and AT tools? Let us know (aim.cast.org). The AIM Center has published the first of many student learning journeys - check them out!
Explore the AIM Center's Learning Journeys
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Meet the AIM Center Team
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 Janet Gronneberg, AIM Team
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Janet is the Communication and Dissemination Specialist for the AIM Center team, and is part of the collaborative team working with state education agencies, local education agencies and other stakeholders to get the word out about AIM. In this role, she is responsible for implementing effective communications within OSEP's TA&D network and for collaborating in the creation of appropriate media for dissemination to states, districts, families, individuals with print disabilities, publishers and accessible media producers. In addition to her work on the AIM team, Janet is part of CAST's Development team helping to execute CAST's federal and private fundraising strategy.
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TA Tips
| All of us at the AIM Center are very excited about ramping-up targeted technical assistance (TTA) that will enable us to work closely with leaders from ten State Education Agencies (SEAs) and their partners to further efforts to build effective, efficient systems that ensure timely provision of AIM to student who need them for educational participation and achievement. Although applications must be submitted by the Director of Special Education and the state NIMAS/AIM Coordinator, collaborative partners in each state will have an opportunity to participate actively in the development and implementation of the state-specific TTA plans for the selected states. If you have any questions about this, as always, don't hesitate to contact me via email to jzabala@cast.org.
I am always happy to hear from you and provide assistance for the AIM-related work in which you are engaged.
Joy Zabala
Director of Technical Assistance
CAST and the National Center on AIM
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